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The access database tag on WindowsForum.com covers issues related to Microsoft Access databases in networked environments, particularly when sharing Access files across different Windows versions. Common problems include network connectivity and file sharing conflicts when Access databases are hosted on Windows 7 or XP machines. Users report difficulties opening shared Access files when another user has the database open, especially across Windows 7 and XP. Other topics include VBA code in Access 2010 failing to read SharePoint files on Windows 7 compared to XP, and network profile settings affecting Access database access. These discussions focus on troubleshooting Access database sharing and compatibility in mixed Windows environments.
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    Windows 7 Can't change network from Public to Home on Win 7 Home Premium

    Every year I set up a temporary wired network of 3 laptops for helping my camera club to adminster its annual international photographic competition. A back end MS Access database is stored on a Win 7 Home Premium laptop and this is accessed by two Win XP laptops running a front end Access...
    • haggis999
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    • access database camera club computer setup file sharing home network home premium laptop connectivity network network issues network switch photography public shared folders tech support troubleshooting unidentified network windows 7 windows vista wired connection
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Windows Networking
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    Windows 7 Unable to read, copy or write to http including SharePoint

    I feel like a fish out of water on this issue. We are calling a legacy VBA function in Access 2010 to try to read filed information about files saved to our SharePoint site. When this code is run in Access 2010 running on Windows XP the function identifies the file and indicates that the file...
    • ByronP
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    • access database error handling excel integration file management file reading file write legacy code microsoft access network access settings sharepoint software compatibility technical issues troubleshooting url access vba windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Can't open a shared file on a Windows 7 machine if it is already open on an XP machine in same netwo

    I have a small network of six computers. Five of them run XP and I just added a Windows 7 machine. I've got a Microsoft Access 2003 database that all of the computers share that is hosted on one of the XP machines. The Windows 7 machine can access the Access database through the network just...
    • nencoin
    • Thread
    • access database connectivity database access file sharing multi-user network permissions windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Windows Networking
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